𝕀𝕣𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖

She knelt before Kazutora, brushing the dust that had settled on his shoes.

"Do you know what laces are for?"

He tilted his head, "To keep your shoes on?"

Miyuki smiled. "That too, but it's also a promise."

Kazutora blinked, mouth slightly parted. "A promise..?"

"Between the ground and the sky," she said, holding onto the ends of his laces. "One to keep you steady and one to catch you when you fall." She pinched the laces in two hoops.

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An AU where Kazutora has an elder sister.